North Coast Labor MPs Janelle Saffin and Justine Elliot on Tuesday voted in Parliament to strip the Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card from 500 North Coast retirees, according to Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.
“That is 500 locals who will face a sixfold increase in their prescription costs, lose ... ...more
The current world economic crisis is a good reason for Australian consumers to change their spending patterns and buy more Australian Made, Australian Grown food and fibre, according to NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.
“We know the economy is getting worse and more job losses are on the way, but... ...more
A pre-scripted question by Page MP Janelle Saffin has revealed the Rudd Government blames angry foreign growers and the Queensland Nationals for its own decision to import Filipino bananas, according to North Coast Nationals duty Senator Fiona Nash.
“In response to a ‘Dorothy Dix’ question from M... ...more
A NSW Farmers Association plan to introduce a federally-funded first farm buyers grant for new farmers has won the enthusiastic backing of Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.
“This is a visionary plan not just to give young farmers the support they deserve but to boost Australian food security,” Senato... ...more
A major overhaul of Australian mining legislation may be needed. That was the preliminary conclusion of NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash after participating in Brisbane and Sydney hearings for the Senate Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries’ Inquiry into food production in Austra... ...more
The Rudd Government has no idea what impact its controversial water buyback plans will have on Australia’s future food security.
That was the conclusion reached by NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash after grilling public servants during Senate Estimates late on Tuesday night.
“Given that the Governm... ...more
NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash is calling on Australia Post management to grant a six-month moratorium on their planned closure of Murrumbateman Post Office, currently scheduled for February 28.
“Regardless of the rights and wrongs of the case, the loss of the Post Office would be a major and und... ...more
Two new reports should force the Rudd Government to abandon its attempts to abolish the Coalition’s Medicare Dental Scheme, which offers eligible people up to $4250 over two years for dental work, according to Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 17 Febru... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (4.39 pm)— When we come into this place, those of us on this side of the chamber have a very firm belief that we have a responsibility to ensure a secure future for the Australian people. That is what we believe; that is a priority. That is absolutely what we strive to... ...more
NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has savaged the Rudd Government’s $42 billion unfunded spending package, saying it would fail its economic objectives, would cripple the country with debt and offered ‘nothing for country seniors or country hospitals’
“To quote Nationals Leader Warren Truss, ‘What... ...more